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Marine Turtle Newsletter Issue Number 153

April 2017

Male hawksbill turtle emergence just above the surf zone, on Cousine Island, Seychelles. See pages 9-10. Photo by Nina Voogt. Articles Successful Use of Buccal Swabs to Obtain Genetic Material from Loggerhead Turtles............JA Torres-Rodríguez et al. A Leatherback Sea Turtle Entangled in Fishing Net in Mersin Bay, Mediterranean Sea, Turkey........S Ergene & AH Uçar Long Distance Movement Between Nesting Sites for Two Green Turtles in the Eastern Mediterranean..........................................................................................................................B Sönmez et al. Terrestrial Emergence Recorded for a Male Hawksbill on Cousine Island, Seychelles...............NM Voogt & BM Göpper Exceptional Leatherback Turtle Stranding Event in the Moroccan Atlantic During 2015.........................H Masski & I Tai Announcement Book Review Recent Publications

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Editors: Kelly R. Stewart The Ocean Foundation c/o Marine Mammal and Turtle Division Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA-NMFS 8901 La Jolla Shores Dr. La Jolla, California 92037 USA E-mail: [email protected] Fax: +1 858-546-7003

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George H. Balazs National Marine Fisheries Service, Hawaii, USA

ALan F. Rees University of Exeter in Cornwall, UK

Alan B. Bolten University of Florida, USA

Kartik Shanker Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India

Robert P. van Dam Chelonia, Inc. Puerto Rico, USA

Manjula Tiwari National Marine Fisheries Service, La Jolla, USA

Angela Formia University of Florence, Italy

Oğuz Türkozan Adnan Menderes University, Turkey

Colin Limpus Queensland Turtle Research Project, Australia

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Successful Use of Buccal Swabs to Obtain Genetic Material from Loggerhead Sea Turtles (Caretta caretta) J.A. Torres-Rodríguez, L.J. Hernández-Rivera, J. Bernal-Gutiérrez, K. Pabón-Aldana, A.G. Jauregui-Romero & P.O. Lecompte-Pérez

Turtles and Marine Mammals Conservation Program (ProCTMM), Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, Santa Marta, Colombia (E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]) Traditionally, the use of genetic material from sea turtles has been acquired from adult individuals employing invasive techniques like taking blood or skin tissue to obtain DNA. These methods tend to be expensive and time consuming and may harm or stress the individuals sampled, particularly neonates and juveniles because blood is usually drawn from the dorsal cervical sinus in the neck or from the femoral venous plexus in the hind flipper (Wyneken 2001; Wallace & George 2007), while skin is sampled using a razor blade or biopsy punch to collect tissue from the top few layers of the turtle’s epidermis (Dutton & Balazs 1995; Dutton 1996). Both methods, particularly blood sampling, require samplehandling protocols that may not be feasible under challenging field conditions or they may not be permitted by regulatory agencies. It is often necessary to hire a specialized technician as it takes expert skills to take the sample, as well as prophylactic processes required to decrease the risk of infection. Biological samples obtained from juvenile loggerhead turtles (Caretta caretta) have been used to isolate DNA employing traditional protocols, which has resulted in several common difficulties such as creating wounds and increasing stress levels. Here we propose the use of buccal swabs as an alternative method to avoid these complications on these relatively fragile life stages (Deelman et al. 2002; Freeman et al. 2003); this method is based on briefly scraping epidermal cells from the mouth, providing sufficient amounts of tissue to extract DNA for genetic studies. This technique has been used for reptiles such as tuataras, Sphenodon punctatus (Miller 2006), newts, Triturus alpestris, and frogs, Hyla arborea (Broquet et al. 2007). However, in collecting DNA for endangered species such as marine turtles it has had limited implementation (Lanci et al. 2012). The buccal swab method is an easy way to obtain biological samples from sea turtles of any size and life stage that would prevent damage to individuals. This is a low-cost method that can be applied to multiple individuals in a relatively short time when gravid females or neonates aggregate along the beach or are individually captured in the sea. The information obtained from genetic analyses constitutes one of the most relevant lines of evidence to understand levels of organization and variability of populations (Marco et al. 2009). The identification of haplotypes is useful in conservation management, particularly since sea turtles have been exploited around the world during recent decades with resulting population declines. Low population recruitment results in an imbalance in population dynamics and decreased survival rates in the population increases the risk of extinction (Margalef 1977; Eckert 2002). The loggerhead turtle is currently considered Endangered (EN) internationally (www.redlist.org) and Critically

Endangered (“Peligro critico”) in Colombia (Castaño-Mora 2002). Therefore, it is important to study population structure in terms of variability, heterozygosity and allelic diversity as part of conservation efforts to protect loggerheads in different habitats and along migration routes. The 20 loggerhead samples were obtained from head-started juveniles at the Sea Turtle and Marine Mammals Conservation Program (ProCTMM) of the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University research group “Dinámica y Manejo de Ecosistemas Marinos y Costeros (DIMARCO),” category A-COLCIENCIAS. Dermal epithelial cells were taken while the mouth was carefully kept open using cables and hoses for better handling and with a sterile cotton applicator scraping was performed on the tongue and on the palate for approximately 5 seconds. This was done with the endorsement of the Corporación Autónoma Regional del Magdalena-Corpamag, through cooperation agreement Nº 04 de 2011. The research permit was granted by DADMA resolution No. 081 of 5 April 2011; these organizations are local and regional environmental authorities, respectively. DNA was isolated from 20 buccal swabs collected from juveniles (approximately 3 months in age, average carapace length = 15 cm). Different sterilized cotton swabs were used for each turtle to avoid contamination during the buccal swab sampling process. Each sample was immersed in 500 uL of lysis buffer (SDS 2%), followed by proteinase K (Bioline) digestion for 16 h at 65°C. Samples were cooled to -4 °C for 30 min, DNA precipitation was done with 500 µl of 5 M NaCl and centrifuged at 13,000 RPM for 30 min at 4 °C. 500 µl of supernatant was mixed with 500 µl of -4 °C isopropyl alcohol. Samples were kept at this temperature for 16 h. The samples were centrifuged at 13,000 RPM for 20 min to purify and isolate genetic material, and then the aqueous phase was discarded. 500 µl of 70% ethanol was added to wash out impurities and the sample was centrifuged at 13,000 RPM for 20 min at -4 °C. Ethanol was carefully discarded and the remaining alcohol was dried on paper towels with the sample tubes upside down for 3 h. Finally, 40 µl of TE buffer was added to preserve the DNA. An electrophoresis gel was carried out on a 1.3% agarose gel to confirm DNA isolation (Fig. 1). To assess DNA quantity and quality, 1 µl of each DNA sample was added to a Nanodrop® ND-2000 Spectrophotometer (Thermo Scientific). Absorbance was measured at wavelengths of 260 nm and 280 nm, and relative absorbance ratios (260/280 nm and 260/230 nm) were calculated to evaluate the DNA purity obtained from the buccal samples. PCR amplification (Saiki et al. 1988) was carried out for 20 buccal swab samples, using primers designed by Norman et al. (1994).

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Figure 1. DNA agarose gel electrophoresis of 20 loggerhead DNA samples isolated from buccal swabs. We amplified a 380-bp D-loop mitochondrial control region with the primers TCR5 TTGTAGATCTACTTATTTAGCAC and TCR6 GTAGGTAGAAGTAAAAGTAGGGTATGGC. PCR products were checked on a 2.3% agarose gel (Fig. 2) and sequenced using the Sanger method (Macrogen). Sequences were edited, aligned and compared with available sequences from BLAST databases using Geneious software (version 8.0.3, http://www.geneious. com; Kearse et al. 2012). Genetic material isolated from buccal swabs of 20 C. caretta individuals had high DNA quality and quantity, low degradation and low quantities of RNA (Fig. 1). The samples had 260/280 ratios of 100 km). The Casablanca coastline receives yearly stranded cetaceans (Masski & De Stéphanis 2015) and 2015 was not different in this regard from other years, suggesting that there were no exceptional environmental circumstances that led to the leatherback stranding event. We suspect that the death of these observed stranded leatherback turtles in 2015 may have occurred in an area close to Casablanca. The stranded leatherback turtles did not have signs of interaction with fishing gear and none of the other data collected pointed to a specific cause of the stranding events. Indeed, the cause(s) of stranded leatherback sea turtles remain to a large extent unknown (Nicolau et al. 2016). More consistent and standardized reporting of stranded sea turtles in Morocco may help better characterize the occurrence of leatherbacks in Morrocan waters, and the threats they face. Acknowledgements. The Royal Gendarmerie of the Kingdom of Morocco graciously offered us the opportunity to use their stranding database. We are grateful to Dewez A. from GEFMA (Groupe d’étude de la faune marine Atlantique) gave us advice for the analysis of stranding causes. We also thank anonymous reviewers for their comments and suggestions. CASALE, P., P. NICOLOSI, D. FREGGI, M. TURCHETTO & R. ARGANO. 2003. Leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) in Italy and in the Mediterranean basin. Herpetological Journal 13: 135-140.

CASALE, P. & D. MARGARITOULIS. 2010. Sea Turtles in the Mediterranean: Distribution, Threats and Conservation Priorities. IUCN: Gland, Switzerland. 294pp. DE LOS RIOS Y LOS HUERTOS, A.G. & O. OCAÑA. 2009. A massive stranding of six leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) at the western African Alboran Sea: confirmation of the most important wintering area for this species in the Mediterranean Sea. In: Demetropoulos A. & O. Turkozan (Eds.). Proceedings of the Second Mediterranean Conference on Marine Turtles. Barcelona Convention - Bern Convention - Bonn Convention (CMS). p.79. ECKERT, S.A. 2002. Distribution of juvenile leatherback sea turtle Dermochelys coriacea sightings. Marine Ecology Progress Series 230: 289-293. GROOMBRIDGE, B. 1990. Marine turtles in the Mediterranean: distribution, population status, conservation. Report to the Council of Europe, Environment Conservation and Management Division, Nature and Environment Series No. 48. Strasbourg, France. 98pp. HART, K.M., P. MOORESIDE & L.B. CROWDER. 2006. Interpreting the spatio-temporal patterns of sea turtle strandings: going with the flow. Biological Conservation 129: 283-290. LAURENT, L., M.N. BRADAI, D.H. HADOUD, H.M. EL GOMATI & A.A. HAMZA. 1999. Marine turtle nesting activity assessment on Libyan coasts, Phase 3: Survey of the coast to the West of Misratah. RAC/SPA and UNEP, Tunis. 35pp. MARGARITOULIS, D.N. 1986. Captures and strandings of the leatherback sea turtle, Dermochelys coriacea, in Greece (19821984). Journal of Herpetology 20: 471-474. MASSKI, H. & R. DE STÉPHANIS. 2015. Cetaceans of the Moroccan coast: information from a reconstructed strandings database. Journal of the Marine Biological Association UK: 1-9. DOI:10.1017/S0025315415001563 MORINIÈRE, P. & F. DELL’AMICO. 2011. Synthèse des observations de tortues marines sur la façade Manche-Atlantique de 1988 à 2008. Bulletin de la Société Herpétologique de France 139: 131-141. NICOLAU, L., M. FERREIRA, J. SANTOS, H. ARAÚJO, M. SEQUEIRA, J. VINGADA & A. MARÇALO. 2016. Sea turtle strandings along the Portuguese mainland coast: spatio-temporal occurrence and main threats. Marine Biology 163: 1-13. ROJO–NIETO, E., P.D. ÁLVAREZ–DÍAZ, E. MOROTE, M. BURGOS-MARTÍN, T. MONTOTO-MARTÍNEZ, J. SÁEZJIMÉNEZ & F. TOLEDANO. 2011. Strandings of cetaceans and sea turtles in the Alboran Sea and Strait of Gibraltar: a long–time glimpse of the north coast (Spain) and the south coast (Morocco). Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 34: 151-163. SCHNEIDER, C.A., W.S. RASBAND & K.W. ELICEIRI. 2012. NIH Image to ImageJ: 25 years of image analysis. Nature Methods 9: 671-675. TIWARI, M., A. MOUMNI, H. CHFIRI & H. EL HABOUZ. 2001. A report on sea turtle nesting activity in the Kingdom of Morocco and Western Sahara. Testudo 5: 71-77.

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ANNOUNCEMENT A Sea Turtle Nesting Beach Indicator Tool to Help Identify Areas with Potential for Sea Turtle Nesting Neil Cousins1, ALan F. Rees2 & Brendan J. Godley2

Bluedot Associates Ltd, 12 Whiteladies Rd., Clifton, Bristol, BS8 1PD, UK (E-mail: [email protected]) 2 Centre for Ecology and Conservation, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Cornwall, TR10 9FE UK (E-mail: [email protected], [email protected])

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In many countries where sea turtle nesting occurs or is expected, there is a paucity of data for understanding the spatial extent of nesting and relative habitat value of different beaches. As sea turtle nesting areas are a commonly encountered issue for development in some regions, and given the conservation importance of the species affected, we seek to promote enhanced detection of marine turtle nesting beaches in the absence of prior biological data. A better understanding of the likelihood of sea turtle nesting will allow the management of impacts and risks associated with projects. The low level of baseline understanding can be due to lack of funding to deliver research, lack of easy accessibility to nesting beaches, focus on more easily accessible areas that skews spatial data, the lack of in-country expertise to undertake detailed research or the vast extent of beaches that need to be surveyed in areas where turtle nesting may occur during relatively short seasonal periods. There can also be a tendency for long term research to focus effort in areas that are known to support nesting, have historically been thought to be of greater importance and/or form part of protected areas. We have developed an electronic tool to assess the nesting potential of beaches at minimal cost. The simple approach of the tool is seasonally independent. The approach should facilitate

information to be collected rapidly across areas that are currently poorly understood, perhaps using local networks that do not require specialist knowledge – thus helping to quickly improve the understanding of nesting potential across wider areas. This may then act as a steer for the prioritisation of funds to promote research into understanding areas that are identified as being of greatest interest; and help to create a rapid assessment of nesting beach value across regions in a way that has not yet been achieved. This could then feedback into the creation of new data sets, which if made accessible, should help to promote better developer decision-making. It should be noted that the tool deals with physical habitat features only and that it provides indicative rather than conclusive results on nesting potential, i.e. indications of poor suitability for certain beaches should not be used as evidence there is no nesting. The tool is useful in lieu of, and supplementary to, seasonal surveys that record the signs of nesting activity. In most cases the indications should be followed-up by specialist surveys.  The tool’s inputs and outputs are divided into two sections (Fig. 1): the first section assesses the potential for supporting a viable nesting population, based on nearshore and beach geomorphology; and the second assesses if human disturbance is already likely to be impacting nesting activity. The tool (and accompanying explanatory documentation) is freely available, with no cost to download from www. bluedotassociates.com. It has been reviewed by several sea turtle researchers with experience from around the globe, but we are keen to hear how it can be improved and hence welcome feedback sent to thetoolbox@ bluedotassociates.com.

Figure 1. The Sea Turtle Nesting Beach Indicator Tool user interface. Marine Turtle Newsletter No. 153, 2017 - Page 13

BOOK REVIEW

Title: Between the Tides: In Search of Sea Turtles Year: 2012 Author: George Hughes Publisher: Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd ISBN: 978-1431405626 Pages: 252 (softcover) Price: US $23.95 As a budding environmental professional and aspiring sea turtle conservationist, I certainly consider myself passionate about sea turtles. Of course, I dream of saving sea turtles from the many threats they face worldwide, and I plan to work hard towards that goal in my forthcoming career. Yet how hard do scientists really fight in the name of understanding and conserving their species? Upon reading George Hughes’ remarkable book, Between the Tides: In Search of Sea Turtles, I found my answer. This 250-page publication presents a collection of riveting stories about the lengths this well-known conservationist has gone to protect sea turtles in southern Africa. His commitment to the cause has taken him to far corners of the earth on thrilling, sometimes risky, journeys, sometimes requiring him to overcome immense challenges. Nowadays, as noted by Godfrey (2005), scientific writing has become devoid of personal opinions, anecdotes, and colorful language. Hughes’ book provides a refreshing exception to that pattern; he strikes a balance between both factual information and exciting stories of his many adventures in sea turtle research. Hughes’ writing captivates your attention from the very start, when he tells a particularly special tale of an elderly, decrepit female loggerhead nesting for possibly the last time in her life on the beaches of Maputaland, South Africa. He states, “Her every feature demanded respect and we somehow felt that this unique moment was to be savoured to the full” (p. 13). This moving story showcases the great admiration the author has for sea turtles, thus setting the stage for an inspiring account of his endeavors to describe their life history. Through other lighthearted, suspenseful, and shocking stories, the author makes it clear that turtles are worth appreciating, and it quickly becomes easy for even someone who is not eco-minded to sympathize with their threats and consider the conservation implications of their actions. Never have I felt more humbled than when reading Chapter 4, From the Beginning, when the author describes the primitive living conditions he endured while monitoring sea turtle nests for many years on the beaches of

Maputaland. Their “modest cottage”, as he calls it, lacked electricity and running water, and the author recalls regularly journeying over 15 kilometers through rugged and dangerous terrain to retrieve water that would sustain the turtle researchers while living on the beach. At one point I found myself wondering, “Why didn’t they just give up?” The answer, of course, was because the turtles needed protecting, and it was clear that nothing was going to stand in the way of that. Furthermore, there seems to be a strong emotional connection between Hughes and the turtles he studies, made evident by several of his life choices, such as selecting an aragonite blue car. His justification was: “Simply because aragonite…is the primary mineral making up the shell of a sea-turtle egg and a sea-turtle egg is a very unique and valuable thing” and “rather like turtle hatchlings, I am attracted to blue things” (pp. 118). Possibly the most commendable aspect of the book is that it frequently pays homage to the tireless efforts of dozens of sea turtle researchers and conservationists throughout the years. He also kindly acknowledges by name the many people who assisted him in his research endeavors, even those who provided him a bed on which to spend the night or a boat ride across the occasional river. Rather than seeming boastful, Hughes paints a collaborative picture of the collective determination of hundreds of scientists and volunteers to understand all aspects of sea turtle biology, ecology, and conservation. Despite its many overwhelmingly positive characteristics, there are three shortcomings that are worth mentioning. First, Between the Tides appears to lack a well-organized structure, and would have benefitted from being arranged chronologically or by topic. The photographic section that bisects the book also appeared unorganized and random at times. Secondly, I would have enjoyed more information on the author’s perceptions of the current and future state of sea turtle conservation within the region and beyond. For example, what are the highest-priority research considerations for the future? Finally, an index would have been helpful for the reader to return to specific sections. However, these drawbacks are minor and do not in any way undermine the importance of this work. Overall, this publication will likely be of interest to a wide range of audiences, from individuals merely looking to learn more about sea turtles, to well-established sea turtle biologists in need of a reminder why they chose their line of work. GODFREY, M.H. 2005. Sea Turtles: A Complete Guide to Their Biology, Behavior, and Conservation. Marine Turtle Newsletter 108:28-29.

Reviewed by: Melissa L. Whaling, Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University, Durham, NC USA (Email: [email protected])

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS This section is compiled by the Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research (ACCSTR), University of Florida. The ACCSTR maintains the Sea Turtle On-line Bibliography: (http://st.cits.fcla.edu/st.jsp). It is requested that a copy of all publications (including technical reports and non-refereed journal articles) be sent to both: The ACCSTR for inclusion in both the on-line bibliography and the MTN. Address: Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research, University of Florida, PO Box 118525, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA. The Editors of the Marine Turtle Newsletter to facilitate the transmission of information to colleagues submitting articles who may not have access to on-line literature reviewing services. RECENT PAPERS AK, O., H. POLAT, E. KUCUK & H. SELEN. 2016. First confirmed record of the green sea turtle, Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758) (Cheloniidae), from the eastern Black Sea waters of Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology 40: 1-4. DOI: 10.3906/zoo-1503-7. (O. Ak, Central Fisheries Research Institute, Trabzon, Turkey). ALMPANIDOU, V., G. SCHOFIELD, A.S. KALLIMANIS, O. TURKOZAN, G.C. HAYS & A.D. MAZARIS. 2016. Using climatic suitability thresholds to identify past, present and future population viability. Ecological Indicators 71: 551-556. V. Almpanidou, Aristotle Univ Thessaloniki, Dept Ecology, Sch Biol, Thessaloniki 54124, Greece. (E-mail: [email protected]). ANDRADE, M.F., C. DOMIT, M.K. BROADHURST, D.J. TOLHURST & A.T. SILVA-SOUZA. 2016. Appropriate morphometrics for the first assessment of juvenile green turtle (Chelonia mydas) age and growth in the south-western Atlantic. Marine Biology 163: Article UNSP 254. C. Domit, Univ Estadual Londrina, Programa Posgrad Ciencias Biol, Av Celso Garcia Cid, Pr 445 Km 380, BR-86057970 Londrina, Parana, Brazil. (E-mail: [email protected]). ANONYMOUS. 2016. Inside a sea turtle hospital: Loggerhead MarineLife Center heals turtles, promotes education. Eco (July): 32-37. ANONYMOUS. 2016. Sea turtle monitoring and research from the experts. Eco (July): 39-43. Ascani, F., K.S. Van Houtan, E. Di Lorenzo, J.J. Polovina & T.T. Jones. 2016. Juvenile recruitment in loggerhead sea turtles linked to decadal changes in ocean circulation. Global Change Biology 22: 3529-3538. F. Ascani. (E-mail: [email protected]). Barcenas-Ibarra, A., I. Rojas-Lleonart, R.I. LozanoGuzman & A. Garcia-Gasca. 2017. Schistosomus Reflexus Syndrome in olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea). Vet Pathology 54: 171-177. A. Garcia-Gasca, Ctr Invest Alimentac & Desarrollo, Ave Sabalo Cerritos S-N, Mazatlan 82100, Sinaloa, Mexico. (E-mail: [email protected]). BERGAMO, T.F., S. BOTTA & M. COPERTINO. 2016. Lipid extraction in stable isotope analyses of juvenile sea turtle skin and muscle. Aquatic Biology 25: 1-6. S. Botta, Programa de PósGraduaeco em Oceanografia Biológica, Instituto de Oceanografia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande - FURG, CP 474, Rio Grande, RS 96203-900, Brazil. (E-mail: [email protected]). BICKNELL, A.W.J., B.J. GODLEY, E.V. SHEEHAN, S.C. VOTIER & M.J. WITT. 2016. Camera technology for monitoring

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and Wildlife, Michigan State University, 480 Wilson Road, Room 13 Natural Resources Bldg., East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. (E-mail: [email protected]). ROBINSON, N.J., E.A. LAZO-WASEM, F.V. PALADINO, J.D. ZARDUS & T. PINOU. 2016. Assortative epibiosis of leatherback, olive ridley and green sea turtles in the Eastern Tropical Pacific. Journal of the Marine Biological Association UK 2016: 1-8. DOI: 10.1017/S0025315416000734. N. J. Robinson, Dept. of Biology, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA. (E-mail: [email protected]). ROBINSON, N.J., S.J. MORREALE, R. NEL & F.V. PALADINO. 2016. Coastal leatherback turtles reveal conservation hotspot. Scientific Reports 6: 37851. DOI: 10.1038/srep37851. (Address same as above) ROSADO-RODRIGUEZ, G. & S.L. MALDONADO-RAMIREZ. 2016. Mycelial fungal diversity associated with the leatherback sea turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) nests from western Puerto Rico. Chelonian Conservation & Biology 15: 265-272. G. RosadoRodriguez, Dept of Marine Sciences, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus,Call Box 9000, Mayaguez 00681-9000 Puerto Rico USA. (E-mail: [email protected]). Rossi, S., N.G.T. de Queiroz Hazarbassanov, A.M. Sanchez-Sarmiento, F.E.S. Prioste & E.R. Matushima. 2016. Immune response of green sea turtles with and without fibropapillomatosis: evaluating oxidative burst and phagocytosis via flow cytometry. Chelonian Conservation & Biology 15: 273-278. S. Rossi, Research Group on Fibropapillomatosis in Sea Turtles, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo/SP, Brazil. (E-mail: [email protected]). ROSSI, S., A.M. SANCHEZ-SARMIENTO, R.E.T. VANSTREELS, R.G. DOS SANTOS, F.E.S. PRIOSTE, M.A. GATTAMORTA, J.H.H. GRISI & E.R. MATUSHIMA. 2016. Challenges in evaluating the severity of fibropapillomatosis: a proposal for objective index and score system for green sea turtles (Chelonia mydas) in Brazil. PLoS One 11(12): Article e0167632. (Address same as above) SCHROEDER, R., B.R. BOTTENE, R. SANT’ANA, R. WAHRLICH & D. QUEIROLO. 2016. Using the turtle excluder device (TED) in the pink shrimp trawling fishery off southern Brazil. Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research 44: 11231129. R. Schroeder, Univ Vale Itajai, Ctr Cincias Tecnol Terra & Mar, Grp Estudos Pesqueiros, Itajai, Brazil. (E-mail: [email protected]). SENKO, J., L.D. JENKINS & S.H. PECKHAM. 2017. At loggerheads over international bycatch: Initial effects of a unilaterally imposed bycatch reduction policy. Marine Policy 76: 200-209. J. Senko, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA. (E-mail: [email protected]). SHAMBLIN, B.M., P.H. DUTTON, D.J. SHAVER, D.A. BAGLEY, N.F. PUTMAN, K.L. MANSFIELD, L.M. EHRHART, L.J. PENA & C.J. NAIRN. 2017. Mexican origins for the Texas green turtle foraging aggregation: A cautionary tale of incomplete baselines and poor marker resolution. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology 488: 111-120. B.M. Shamblin, Daniel B. Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources, University

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of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602, USA. (E-mail: brian.shamblin@ gmail.com). SHIMADA, T., R. JONES, C. LIMPUS, R. GROOM & M. HAMANN. 2016. Long-term and seasonal patterns of sea turtle home ranges in warm coastal foraging habitats: implications for conservation. Marine Ecology Progress Series 562: 163-179. T. Shimada, James Cook Univ, Coll Sci & Engn, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia. (E-mail: [email protected]). SILVA, M.A., H.L. JERDY, R.B. RIBEIRO, R.M. MEDINA, M.B.R.G. PETRONILHA, E. SHIMODA, M.R. WERNECK, J.G. ANDRADE & E.C.Q. CARVALHO. 2016. Histopathological findings in lungs of hawksbill turtles collected on the coasts of the states of Espirito Santo and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Arquivo Brasileiro De Medicina Veterinaria e Zootecnia 68: 1267-1274. M.A. Silva, Univ Fed Espirito Santo, Alegre, ES, Brazil. (E-mail: [email protected]). SOARES, L.S., A.B. BOLTEN, M.L. WAYNE, S.T. VILACA, F.R. SANTOS, M.A.G. DEI MARCOVALDI & K.A. BJORNDAL. 2017. Comparison of reproductive output of hybrid sea turtles and parental species. Marine Biology 164: 9. DOI: 10.1007/s00227016-3035-3. L.S. Soares, Archie Carr Center for Sea Turtle Research, Dept. of Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA. (E-mail: [email protected]). SPADOLA, F., M. MORICI, M. OLIVERI & Z. KNOTEK. 2016. Description of cloacoscopy in the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta). Acta Veterinaria Brno 85: 367-370. Z. Knotek, Avian and Exotic Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical Sciences Brno, Palackeho tr. 1946/1, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic. (E-mail: [email protected]). SPIER, D. & H. GERUM. 2016. First record of predation on the zoanthid Palythoa caribaeorum (Anthozoa, Cnidaria) and the fish Scomberomorus brasiliensis (Scombridae) by the green turtle (Chelonia mydas) in South Brazil. Marine Biodiversity Records DOI: 10.1007/s12526-016-0503-4. D. Spier, Benthos Laboratory, Center for Marine Studies, Federal University of Paranį, Pontal do Paranį, PR 83255-976, Brazil. (E-mail: [email protected]). STACY, N.I., C.L. FIELD, L. STAGGS, R.A. MACLEAN, B.A. STACY, J. KEENE, D. CACELA, C. PELTON, C. CRAY, M. KELLEY, S. HOLMES & C.J. INNIS. 2017. Clinicopathological findings in sea turtles assessed during the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response. Endangered Species Research 33: 25-37. N.I. Stacy, Dept of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, 2015 SW 16th Ave, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. (E-mail: [email protected]). STEWART, K.M., T.M. NORTON, D.S. TACKES & M.A. MITCHELL. 2016. Leatherback ecotourism development, implementation, and outcome assessment in St. Kitts, West Indies. Chelonian Conservation & Biology 15: 197-205. K.M. Stewart, St. Kitts Sea Turtle Monitoring Network, PO Box 2298, St. Kitts, West Indies. (E-mail: [email protected]). TAPILATU, R.F., H. WONA & P.P. BATUBARA. 2017. Status of sea turtle populations and its conservation at Bird’s Head Seascape, Western Papua, Indonesia. Biodiversitas 18: 129-136. R.F. Tapilatu, Marine Science Laboratory, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, University of Papua. Marine and Fisheries Hall Room Ikn-4,Jl. Gunung Salju, Amban, Manokwari 98314,

Papua Barat, Indonesia. (E-mail: [email protected]). THOMSON, J.A., N. HAJNOCZKY & K. HATTINGH. 2016. The sea turtle rookery at Gnaraloo Bay, Western Australia: using nocturnal observations to validate diurnal track interpretations. Chelonian Conservation & Biology 15: 187-196. J.A. Thomson, Gnaraloo Turtle Conservation Program, Gnaraloo Station Trust and Gnaraloo Wilderness Foundation, PO Box 632 Australind, Western Australia 6233, Australia. (E-mail: jordy.thomson@ deakin.edu.au). T H O N G P R A J U K A E W, K . , H . K A N G H A E & K . KITTIWATTANAWONG. 2016. Faecal characteristics as markers of Chelonia mydas feeding. ScienceAsia 42: 237-246. K. Thongprajukaew, Prince Songkla Univ, Fac Sci, Dept Appl Sci, Hat Yai 90112, Thailand. (E-mail: [email protected]). TRIPATHY, B. 2016. Reproductive biology and conservation of olive ridley at the Rushikulya rookery of Odisha, India. International Journal of Conservation Science 7: 1105-1126. Zool. Survey India, M Block, Kolkata 700053, W Bengal, India. (E-mail: [email protected]). Villa, C.A., M. Flint, I. Bell, C. Hof, C.J. Limpus & C. Gaus. 2017. Trace element reference intervals in the blood of healthy green sea turtles to evaluate exposure of coastal populations. Environmental Pollution Part B 220: 1465-1476. C.A. Villa, Univ Queensland, Natl Res Ctr Environm Toxicol Entox, 39 Kessels Rd, Coopers Plains, QLD 4108, Australia. (E-mail: [email protected]). WALLACE, B.P., T. BROSNAN, D. MCLAMB, T. ROWLES, E. RUDER, B. SCHROEDER, L. SCHWACKE, B.A. STACY, L. SULLIVAN, R. TAKESHITA & D. WEHNER. 2017. Effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on protected marine species. Endangered Species Research 33: 1-7. B.P. Wallace, Abt Associates, Inc., Boulder, CO 80302, USA. (E-mail: bryan_ [email protected]). WALLACE, B.P., B.A. STACY, M. RISSING, D. CACELA, L.P. GARRISON, G.D. GRAETTINGER, J.V. HOLMES, T. MCDONALD, D. MCLAMB & B. SCHROEDER. 2017. Estimating sea turtle exposures to Deepwater Horizon oil. Endangered Species Research 33: 51-67. (Address same as above) WERNECK, M.R., L.M. CONTI & B. BERGER. 2016. Report of Enodiotrema megachondrus (Looss, 1899) Looss, 1901 (Digenea: Plagiorchiidae) in a green turtle Chelonia mydas Linnaeus, 1758 (Testudines, Cheloniidae) from Brazil. Helminthologia 53: 385390. M.R. Werneck, BW Vet Consulting, Rua Ponciano Eugenio Duarte 203, BR-11680000 Ubatuba, SP, Brazil. (E-mail: max@ bwvet.com.br). WERNECK, M.R. & L.S. MEDEIROS. 2016. Report of the fourth specimen of Amphiorchis solus (Simha & Chattopadhyaya, 1970) Platt, 2002 46 years after the original description. Helminthologia 53: 391-395. (Address same as above) WESTERLAKEN, R. 2016. The use of green turtles in Bali, when conservation meets culture. Jurnal Studi Kultural 1: 94-98. WHITTOCK, P.A., K.L. PENDOLEY & M. HAMANN. 2016. Using habitat suitability models in an industrial setting: the case for internesting flatback turtles. Ecosphere 7(11): e01551. P.A. Whittock, Pendoley Environm Pty Ltd, 12a Pitt Way, Booragoon, WA 6154, Australia. (E-mail: [email protected]).

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WHITTOCK, P.A., K.L. PENDOLEY, R. LARSEN & M. HAMANN. 2017. Effects of a dredging operation on the movement and dive behaviour of marine turtles during breeding. Biological Conservation 206:190-200. (Address same as above) WIBOWO, E. & T.S. SURYONO. 2016. Effect of giving dry shrimp with different concentration on the growth of green turtle baby [Chelonia mydas (Linnaeus, 1758)] in Sukamade coastal areas Meru Betiri National Park, Banyuwangi Regency, East Java, Indonesia. Aquatic Procedia 7: 54-8. T.S. Suryono, Fisheries and Marine Sciences Faculty, Diponegoro University, Jl. Prof. Soedarto, SH, Tembalang, Semarang, 50275, Indonesia. (E-mail: [email protected]). WILLIAMS, J.L., S.J. PIERCE, C.A. ROHNER, M.M.P.B. FUENTES & M. HAMANN, M. 2017. Spatial distribution and residency of green and loggerhead sea turtles using coastal reef habitats in southern Mozambique. Frontiers in Marine Science 3: 288. DOI: 10.3389/fmars.2016.00288. J.L. Williams, James Cook University, School of Earth and Environ Sciences, Townsville, QLD 4811, Australia. (E-mail: [email protected]). WILLIARD, A.S., A.G. HALL, I. FUJISAKI & J.B. MCNEILL. 2017. Oceanic overwintering in juvenile green turtles Chelonia mydas from a temperate latitude foraging ground. Marine Ecology Progress Series 564: 235-240. A.S. Williard, Dept of Biology and Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington, Wilmington, NC 28403, USA. (E-mail: [email protected]). YLITALO, G.M., T.K. COLLIER, B.F. ANULACION, K. JUAIRE, R.H. BOYER, D.A.M. DA SILVA, J.L. KEENE & B.A. STACY, B.A. 2017. Determining oil and dispersant exposure in sea turtles from the northern Gulf of Mexico resulting from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Endangered Species Research 33: 9-24. G.M. Ylitalo, Environmental and Fisheries Sciences Division, Northwest Fisheries Science Center, NMFS, NOAA, 2725 Montlake Boulevard East, Seattle, WA 98112, USA. (E-mail: [email protected]).

REPORTS Barnard, M.A. & J.M. Peissig. 2016. Effects of Light Pollution on Loggerhead Sea Turtle (Caretta caretta) Nesting Behavior in Georgia and South Carolina. Unpublished Report. FERNANDES, R.S., J. WILLIAMS & J. TRINDADE. 2016. Monitoring, tagging and conservation of marine turtles in Mozambique: annual report 2015/16. Technical Report - Centro Terra Viva - June 2016. 28pp. R. Fernandes, Centro Terra Viva, Estudos e Advocacia Ambiental, Maputo, Mozambique. (E-mail: [email protected]). HAGIHARA, R., C. CLEGUER, S. PRESTON, S. SOBTZICK, M. HAMANN, T. SHIMADA & H. MARSH. 2016. Improving the estimates of abundance of dugongs and large immature and adult-sized green turtles in Western and Central Torres Strait. Report to the National Environmental Science Programme Reef and Rainforest Research Centre Limited, Cairns. 53pp. MURAKAWA, S.K.K. 2016. 2015 Hawaiian sea turtle stranding data. PIFSC Tech Report DR-16-009. 13pp. NOAA. 2016. Priority actions: 2016-2020 Pacific leatherback turtle Dermochelys coriacea. NOAA Fisheries. 23pp. https://repository. library.noaa.gov/view/noaa/11874

SATO, C.L. 2016. Periodic status review for the Leatherback Sea Turtle in Washington. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, Olympia, Washington 17pp. SOWA, S.M. 2016. Sea turtle patrols of Playa Preciosa, Costa Rica and marine mammal and sea turtle boat-based surveys of Gulfo Dulce, Costa Rica September to November 2016. Technical report prepared for the Osa Conservation, Washington, D.C. 24pp. (E-mail: [email protected]) http://bit.ly/2ovgIYM STEINER, T. & P. FUGAZZOTTO. 2016. California driftnet fishery: the true costs of a 20th century fishery in the 21st century. Report for Turtle Island Restoration Network. 10pp. T. Steiner, Sea Turtle Restoration Project, Earth Island Institute, P.O. Box 400, Forest Knolls, CA 94933, USA.

THESES & DISSERTATIONS ALEXANDER, F., L. BARDALES, M. GABRIELA & Q. BENAVIDES. 2016. Determinacion de concentraciones de metales pesados en sangre de hembras anidantes de tortugas carey (Eretmochelys imbricata) en la Bahia de Jiquilisco. Thesis Por Licenciado(a) En Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia. Facultad de Ciencias Adronomicas, Departamento de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad De El Salvador, El Salvador. 90pp. GIORNO, T. & M. HERRMANN. 2016. Nesting trends of the green (Chelonia mydas) and hawksbill (Eretmochelys imbricata) turtles on Misali Island, Pemba. Independent Study Project (ISP) for the SIT Graduate Institute - Study Abroad Program. 57pp. http:// digitalcollections.sit.edu/isp_collection/2343/ GOLDEN, E. 2016. Sea turtle response to climate change: analyzing current and predicting future impacts on populations, habitat, and prey populations. Honors Theses and Capstones. Paper 291. University of New Hampshire, Durham, NH, U.S.A. 2016. HOLTZ, B. 2016. Now hear this! Orientation and behavioral responses of hatchling loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, to environmental acoustic cues. Celebration: paper 21. Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.A. 26pp. http://cupola. gettysburg.edu/celebration/2016/Friday/21/ MASLIM. 2016. Genetic Diversity and Origin of Leatherback Turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) from Sumatra. M.S. Thesis. Bogor Agricultural University, Indonesia. 23pp. (E-mail: maslim. [email protected]). Reckseit, S.M. 2016. Volunteer programs in the conservation of sea turtles in Costa Rica. M.S. Thesis. Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, U.S.A. 27pp. http://hdl.handle. net/1969.1/158297 RIVAS, M. L. 2016. Ecologia de la nidificacion, conservacion y amenazas de la tortuga laud, Dermochelys coriacea, en Pacuare Nature Reserve, Costa Rica. PhD Thesis. Universidad De Granada, Spain. 131pp. https://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/ tesis?codigo=67828 RODGERS, M.L. 2016. Humoral immune responses in loggerhead (Caretta caretta) and Kemp’s ridley (Lepidochelys kempii) sea turtles. PhD Thesis. Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina, USA. 92pp. http://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/1619/

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